DP World Tour : AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Sebastian Söderberg will take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open after conquering the wind to card a 65 on day two at Heritage La Réserve Golf Club.
Conditions were much more difficult than they had been in the opening round but Söderberg had the best of them in the morning and he took advantage by carding the lowest round of the day by two shots to get to -10.
German Marcel Schneider 67 68 -9 and South African Jacques P de Villiers 68 67 -9 were the nearest challengers, one ahead of defending champion Antoine Rozner 62 74 -8 and English pair Daniel Brown 68 68 -8 and Paul Waring 63 73 -8
A previous graduate of both the Qualifying School and European Challenge Tour, Söderberg claimed a maiden DP World Tour win in 2019 as he defeated Rory McIlroy, Kalle Samooja, Lorenzo Gigli and Andres Romero in a five-way play-off to win the Omega European Masters.
The Swede has not added to that tally since but six top tens meant he enjoyed his best season on Tour in 2023, finishing 25th on the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex.
And he has brought that form to the Indian Ocean in his first event of the 2024 campaign, following an opening 69 which saw him two over after 11 holes with nine birdies in round two to top the leaderboard.
"I didn't think I would be where I am at this point yesterday," he said.
"It's an exciting course, there's a lot of holes where you can make eagles or doubles and triples, it's a nice variation.
"I'm treating this week as a chill week, a little vacation on the side so I'm just going to try and do the same. It may be harder when you're in contention but the plan is going to stay the same - I'll maybe have a couple of beers on the beach."
South Africans Dylan Naidoo 68 69, Louis Oosthuizen 68 69, Lyle Rowe 66 71 and Wilco Nienaber69 68 Portuguese Pedro Figueiredo 68 69 and Dane Jeff Winther 69 68 were at -7
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